Angkor

former capital city; region of Cambodia

7 dated entries naming Angkor, drawn from 7 separate years between 802 CE and 1431 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

802Prince Jayavarman declares the Khmer Empire (modern-day Cambodia) independent, and establishes the kingdom of Angkor. He is reconsecrated as a world ruler (chakravartin), or god-king (devaraja), under Hindu rites.source
881Bakong, the first temple mountain of sandstone, is constructed by rulers of the Khmer Empire (modern Cambodia) at Angkor.source

10th century

923Harshavarman I, king of Angkor (Cambodia)source
928Ishanavarman II dies after a 5-year reign and is succeeded by his uncle Jayavarman IV as king of the Khmer Empire (modern Cambodia). He moves the capital north from Angkor to Koh Ker.source

12th century

1177The Cham sack the Khmer capital of Angkor. The date is disputed.source

13th century

1296Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan spends a year at the court of Khmer King Indravarman III at Angkor, and pens a journal setting forth his observations.source

15th century

1431The Ayutthaya Kingdom besieges Angkor and sacks the Khmer capital, ending the Khmer Empire.source